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Box 687 (Callers & Cuer. only • Ridgewood, NJ 07451-0687 others and 14.00) AMERICAN VOLUME 47, No 6 SQUARE DANCE JUNE1992 THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE WITH THE SWINGING LINES THE ASD LINE-UP 2 Editor's Notebook SQUARE DANCE SCENE 3 By Line 19 41st National SD Cony. 5 Meandering 37 International News 9 Point 39 Date Line 11 Counterpoint 49 A/C Lines (Advanced & Challenge) 13 SD in Denmark ROUNDS 22 Rhyme Time 16 Round Dance Pulse Poll 23 Encore 32 Flip Side/Rounds 29 Dancing Tips 63 Facing the L.O.D. 34 Disc-Count 69 Cue Tips 40 Rooster Boosters FOR CALLERS 41 Smoking & Dancing 17 A Modest Proposal 42 Caller Line-up 33 Easy Level Page 47 Tempo 35 PS/MS/QS 55 Patriotism 43 Calling Tips 58 Puzzle Page 51 The Colleges are Coming 59 Circle Right 65 Flip Side/Squares 61 Hosting 73 Caller Outline Party Line 67 75 Kopman's Koreo Korner 77 Western Contra 88 Finish Line OUR READERS SPEAK 21 Grand Zip 28 Feedback 31 Line of Fire Publishers and Editors Editoral Assistants Jon & Susan Sanborn Stan & Cathie Burdick Jeanne Briscoe Member of NASRDS Rich Gierman Dan Smith Phyliss Arthur National Association of S& R/D Suppliers Debra Hall Almut Bauer American Squaredance Magazine (ISSN-091- Workshop Editors 3383) is published monthly by Sanborn Bob Howell Walt Cole Ed Fraidenburg Enterprise 661 Middlefield Rd., Salinas, CA Feature Writers 93906-1004. Second class postage paid at Salinas, CA. Copy deadline five weeks preceding Harol & Lil Bausch Bev Warner first day of issue month. Subscription: $15 per Mary Fabik Ed Foote year U.S., $16 per year Canada, $25 per year Record Reviewers Foreign. Single copies: $1.50 each. POSTMASTER: Send address change to Frank & Phyl Lehnert American Squaredance Magazine, 661 Mid- Canadian Representative dlefield Rd., Salinas, CA 93906-1004. ©1992 by Orphie Marcellus Sanborn Enterprises. All rights reserved. American Squaredance, June 1992 E ditor's NOTEBOOK e are entering the summer season and Win many areas, dancing activities will be curtailed. Classes throughout the country have had their graduation exer- cises. Now the real challenge is before us. We have introduced many new dancers to • the wonderful world of square dancing, good food and time to relax and get to know and we assume that most of them are inter- one another? Or a barbecue? Or a picnic? ested in continuing their new-found hobby. Perhaps the patio or a cleaned out garage Now let's encourage them so that their en- (a bonus, incidentally) will provide space thusiasm doesn't diminish during the sum- for a bit of practice and relaxed dancing. mer months. In areas where clubs take a One need not invite the entire group at one break from dancing during the summer, time but might consider smaller groups of maintaining the enthusiasm of new dancers people with similar backgrounds, abilities, may pose a bit of a problem. however, your etc. And, of course, square dancers seem new dancers can be included in many ac- to make their best recipes when invited to tivities which may or may not involve danc- lend a hand to provide food. ing. Please remember to provide that per- Summertime is a good time to nurture sonal touch for the newly graduated dan- the seeds of those friendships planted cers during the summer months and during the busy fall and spring classes. now encourage them to appear on the club is the time to make them grow. how about doorstep with dues in hand when the fall a patio party or a pool party with lots of dance season starts. • S5(.(4,Te Ziamee Patteua Following brands in stock for immediate shipment: AUTHENTIC, C & C ORIGINAL, KWIK SEW, RUFFLE COLLECTION & FANN BURRUS Smiwrideted e&d padeet4 & eta sage& Jacket back has Club Name, Square Dance Figures, City & State. Club Towels can have either Club Name or Square Dance Figure. Enclose $1.00 for catalog. Name: Address: City, State. Zip: CDoubh 6D ThoductiohR. L9tie. 4110 Willow Ridge Road #SD Douglesville. Georgia 30135 (404) 949-3648 2 It's off to Cincinnati this month and the Na- Itional Square Dance Convention. Come by our booth #119 and say hello. We would love to BY-LINE meet you. While we are on the subject of the L national the American Squaredance magazine is having a special Pre-Convention Subscription dance on Sunday June 21 at the Promenade Palace in Covington Kentucky from 2-5 and 7-11 pm. This month instead of Creative Choreography we have A Modest Proposal by Wayne Morvent in which he discusses the circulate family. Bev Warner provides some thought provoking ideas on Hosting a Caller, Cuer or Out of Town Dancer. Point by Clive Fraiser and Counterpoint by Rich Gierman debate who or who should not be square dancers. Again we hope to see many of you at the National Convention. 1 Ace Western Wear 40 28 Hunter Mt. 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